Memery Crystal’s connection to Gate Gourmet comes through dispute resolution partner Bree Taylor, who has handled disputes for the company. The corporate team was then invited to pitch for the Fernley deal.

Dawes said: “They liked the fact we have partner-led teams and the fact that a partner is on call. We’re also quite competitive on costs.”

Dawes said that Memery Crystal will be pushing for more corporate and M&A work as activity in the AIM market wanes. AIM is one of the firm’s core practice areas.

“It’s something we’ve always done but it’s been a bit in the shadow of the AIM work,” said Dawes. “But we’re doing a lot more public and private M&A work now. We’ve been pushing it recently as it is a strength.”